Piotr Gładki
Piotr Gładki (born February 8, 1972 in Danzig ; † May 27, 2005 in Wyczechowo , Powiat Kartuski ) was a Polish long-distance runner .
Life
In 1987 he started his sporting career at the Gdańsk Sports Club Lechia Gdańsk. In 1997 he became the Polish master in the 3000 m hall , and in 1998 and 1999 he became the Polish master in the 5000 m .
In 2000 he set a Polish record in the half marathon as fourth in the City - Pier - City Loop with 1:01:35 h and won the Hamburg marathon in 2:11:05 h on his debut over the 42.195 km distance . He qualified for the marathon of the Olympic Games in Sydney , in which he did not reach the goal.
In 2002 he was eighth in the City - Pier - City Loop and fifth in the Hamburg Marathon and came 17th in the marathon of the European Athletics Championships in Munich . In 2004 he finished eighth in the Vienna City Marathon . His last great success was winning the Krakow Marathon on May 7, 2005.
On May 27, 2005, he was killed in a traffic accident in Kashubia when he got off the lane while driving to a competition while another driver was overtaking him.
Piotr Gładki was 1.80 m tall and weighed 61 kg. He began his sporting career at the Gdańsk sports club Lechia Gdańsk and in 2002 switched to the West Pomeranian club Sporting Międzyzdroje .
Personal best
- 3000 m: 7: 57.07 min, June 8, 2001, Poznan
- 5000 m: 13: 36.50 min, May 29, 1994, Arnsberg-Hüsten
- 10,000 m : 28: 38.41 min, June 8, 1998, Prague
- Half marathon: 1:01:35 h, March 25, 2000, The Hague
- Marathon: 2:11:06 h, April 16, 2000, Hamburg
Web links
- Piotr Gładki in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on bieganie.pl
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Piotr Gładki in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: Polish Indoor Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics: Polish Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gładki, Piotr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 2005 |
| Place of death | Wyczechowo , Powiat Kartuski |